graffito
[ gruh-fee-toh ]
/ grəˈfi toʊ /
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noun, plural graf·fi·ti [gruh-fee-tee]. /grəˈfi ti/.
Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
a single example of graffiti.
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Origin of graffito
see origin at graffiti
usage note for graffito
See graffiti.
Words nearby graffito
Graefe's sign, Graeffe method, Graf, Gräfenberg spot, graffiti, graffito, graft, graftage, graft hybrid, grafting, Grafton
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Example sentences from the Web for graffito
Each bore a stamp on the handle; the smaller had also a graffito on the rim of the bottom made by a succession of little dots.
Roman Britain in 1914|F. HaverfieldThe price of a wreath is given in a graffito as three asses (p. 497).
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August MauFor the wineshop in which the graffito was found, see Mau, Bull.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau